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ORGANISERS claim that over 700 people joined an Alicante protest on Saturday against mass tourism which is pushing up property prices. The event saw demonstrators walk around Alicante city centre chanting slogans that ‘Alicante is not for sale’ and that ‘housing is a right and tourism a privilege’. The protest was organised by neighbourhood group […]

THE Costa del Sol exploded into celebrations that lasted long into the night yesterday – although not for everyone. After Spain comfortably saw off England 2-1 in the final of Euro 2024, it was time to party for the sea of red-clad Spain fans. Truly showing the English who rules the roost on the Costa

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MAY’S home sales figures in Spain plummeted by 21.5% compared to a year earlier. The National Institute of Statistics(INE) showed 44,013 were carried out in May- the worse figure for that month since the Covid pandemic broke out in 2020. It was also the largest monthly fall recorded since September 2023, but figures from the

A SPANISH bank has launched budget rental properties in Andalucia, with prices starting at just €300 a month to relieve the area’s rental crisis.  In Ibiza people are sleeping in their cars while in Puerto Banus landlords are renting out sofas for €500 a month. It’s no wonder that thousands of people have taken to

A MAN allegedly killed his wife with a shotgun on Sunday and then took his own life at their home in the El Postiguet beach area of Alicante. The incident joins a tally of four other women killed by their partners over the weekend in Salou, Sabadell, Madrid, and Buñol- also in the Valencian Community.

THREE years on from a heartbreaking defeat to Italy on penalties, England stumbled at the final hurdle, losing 2-1 to a magnificent Spain side who continued their run of fantastic performances and secured a record-breaking fourth European Championships win. Once again, the England side and tens of thousands of fans packed into Berlin’s Olympiastadion suffered

FOR the thousands of spectators packed into Centre Court, today’s events on the hallowed grass resembled a changing of the guard. Carlos Alcaraz, the 21-year-old Spanish tennis sensation, swept aside one of the sport’s greatest ever players, Novak Djokovic, in a stunning straight sets win to regain the Wimbledon crown he won last year. Perhaps

CARLOS Alcaraz was booed by Wimbledon’s Centre Court after making a cheeky comment ahead of the Euro 2024 final on Sunday between England and his native Spain. The reigning Wimbledon and French Open champion was speaking on court in a post-match interview after securing his place in Sunday’s men’s singles final against Novak Djokovic after

THE dominoes of independence could be falling in Spain. Leon signalling its intentions to break away from Castilla and form its own autonomous community has inspired Granada to follow suit. Also formerly a kingdom, a little-known movement has existed for years calling for the province to break away from its parent region of Andalucia. While